Faculty Professional Development Resources

*Professional Development

*Trustees Fund

Faculty Professional Development

For more information, please refer to the AFT contract Article 13, Professional Development Program.

  Description of proposals:

1. SHORT-TERM

proposal activities include retraining or improving existing skills. Typical activities include conferences, workshops and seminars. This fund provides substitute pay for release time, as well as conference or other registration fees. Proposals may be submitted throughout the year.

2. LONG -TERM proposal activities include retraining, advanced study, and research. This fund provides full pay for any number of units of semester-long reassigned time. Deadlines for Spring semester is October 15 and for Fall semester is March 1. If the deadline date falls on a non-working day, applications are due the next business day.
Eligibility: Third and fourth year tenure track and full-time faculty.
The deadline date for the Fall semester long term project has been extended to March 15, 2011.

3. SABBATICAL/EXTENDED LEAVE
Deadline for Applications is March 1. Eligibility: Full-time tenured faculty

Covered expenses: Registration Fee, Faculty Replacement, SMCCCD Tuition Fee, Travel (mileage/transportation, lodging). Proof of estimated covered expenses including mileage calculation (roundtrip from Cañada College OR home whichever is closer to conference site), hotel, air, bus/train/shuttle reservations MUST be attached. Effective August 15, 2011 Professional Development travel funds will cover a maximum of $500.00 per year, per applicant. TRAVEL FUND IS CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

Expenses not covered: Membership, dues, conference materials, parking fee, meals, bridge tolls.

Please refer to the application for complete information and requirements. Contact Professor Jeanette Medina, Professional Development Committee Chair, for further information at medinaj@smccd.edu or (650) 306-3255. All applications should be approved and signed by the Division Dean, then submitted to Joan (Jo'an) Rosario in the Office of Instruction (Building 8, Room 202A). She can be contacted at rosarioj@smccd.edu or (650) 306-3353.

Forms:

Professional Development Application (revised 10/2011)

Short Term Project Report (Optional)

Long Term Project Report (REQUIRED)

Conference Advance Form (REQUIRED for Out of State travel for President's approval but Optional for In State travel)

Statement of Conference Expenses Form (REQUIRED and due after attending a conference/workshop)

Links to examples of successful proposals and reports

Proposal: Chemistry lab release time by Jeanette Medina (Long Term)

Project report: Radiation Health Physics Master's Degree by Rafael Rivera (Long Term)

Committee Members: 2 Administrators, a representative from each division.

Jeanette Medina - Professinal Development Commiittee Chair

Sarah Perkins - Vice President of Instruction

Linda Hayes - Dean of Business, Workforce, & Athletics

Kurt Devlin - Faculty, Business, Workforce, & Athletics

Denise Erickson - Faculty, Humanities & Social Sciences

Amelito Enriquez - Faculty, Science & Technology

Trustees Fund for Program Improvement

Trustees Fund Application (MS word)

Trustees Fund Application (pdf)

For further information, contact Professor Ron Trugman, Trustees Fund for Program Improvement Committee Chair, at ext.3218 or trugman@smccd.edu.

Links to examples of successful proposals and reports

Proposal: Cross Discipline 3D Spatial Visualization Course by Jeanne Mecorney

Project report: Cross Discipline 3D Spatial Visualization Course by Jeanne Mecorney